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Ordinance#220607Passed
In plain English

The ordinance requires commercial food generators and food service organizations to engage in and report on edible food recovery efforts, while also mandating proper waste sorting and reporting from commercial property owners and waste facilities. It allows for fines for non-compliance and establishes enforcement authority for the Department of the Environment and the Department of Public Health.

Ordinance amending the Environment and Health Codes to implement state regulations issued under Senate Bill (SB) 1383 (2016), the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Law, by: 1) requiring commercial edible food generators to engage in edible food recovery efforts and maintain related records; 2) requiring food service organizations and services to maintain records and report to the Department of the Environment (SFE) on edible food recovery efforts; 3) authorizing SFE to impose fines for violations of the requirements imposed on commercial edible food generators and food services organizations and services; 4) requiring owners and managers of commercial properties to inspect their containers for proper sorting of recyclables, compostables, and trash, and to instruct their employees on sorting requirements; 5) requiring organic waste recovery facilities to report to SFE on their waste recovery capacity; 6) requiring solid waste facilities to report to the Department of Public Health (DPH) on their waste recovery capacity; 7) requiring refuse collectors to transfer organic waste to facilities that recover organic waste, provide DPH with a list of the facilities receiving organic waste, and obtain authorization from DPH to transport organic waste; and 8) authorizing DPH to enforce requirements imposed on solid waste facilities and refuse collectors transporting organic waste.

Introduced: May 17, 2022
Final action: Jun 15, 2022
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How it got here

Related / predecessor legislation
↑ predecessor#180646— not yet in database

How they voted

PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors · Jun 7, 2022Pass
5-0
RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT
Government Audit and Oversight Committee · Jun 2, 2022Pass
2-0

Legislative journey

PresidentMay 17, 2022
ASSIGNED
Government Audit and Oversight CommitteeJun 2, 2022
RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORTPass
Board of SupervisorsJun 7, 2022 – Jun 14, 2022
PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass
FINALLY PASSEDPass
MayorJun 15, 2022
APPROVED